An information session and informal pizza dinner about the new Digital Humanities minor at Pepperdine was held Oct. 11 at the Kresge Reading Room in Payson Library. Program coordinator Jennifer Smith and other professors in the program were there to introduce the minor to students and answer questions. Digital Humanities is a field of study that integrates technology and … [Read more...] about New Digital Humanities Minor at Seaver
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HUTE Symposium Series Gives Students and Professors an Open Forum for Discussion
Photo courtesy of Pepperdine “What shocked me the most was how Professor Jeff Schultz talked about how little of a place there is for poetry today and how one has to be kind of a scam artist in order to even make a profit off poetry,” Christian Treon, a junior International Business major and Literature minor, said. “There’s this idea that poetry has to fit this kind of … [Read more...] about HUTE Symposium Series Gives Students and Professors an Open Forum for Discussion
Getty Curator Continues Pepperdine Family Legacy
After wheeling a cadaver from the biology lab into a Board of Trustees meeting, riding his motorcycle around campus, flipping his pickup truck on Alumni Park and accidentally setting fire to the lobby of his dorm by pushing a couch into the fireplace, the Rev. Kenneth Keene was eventually asked to leave Pepperdine and not return. His father’s antics included, Professor Bryan … [Read more...] about Getty Curator Continues Pepperdine Family Legacy
Religion and Philosophy Planning a Merger
The Religion Division and the Philosophy major have proposed a merger that would see Religion absorbing Philosophy, which used to be a part of the Humanities and Teacher Education Divison. The idea originated from discussions regarding common interests between philosophy and religion students, specifically those getting degrees. The merger’s purpose is to reinforce religion’s … [Read more...] about Religion and Philosophy Planning a Merger